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Aug., 30,1927.

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WITNESS:

Patented Aug. 30, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE.

ERNEST GAUDET, OF HYDE PARK, MASSACHUSETTS.

MAT.

Application 'filed October 29, 1926. Serial No. 145,059.

This invention relates to floor coverings, upstanding flange portion 14upon one side primarily adapted for use in connection with thereof andvconverging over the base portion plumbing fixtures to prevent the floorfrom 11 of the bowl 10, substantially as illustrated becoming Wet andfrom excessive wear. in Figures 1 and 3 of the drawings. Said 5 Anotherobject of the invention contemflange portions is of such configurationlas 45 plates means for adapting the mat upon the to receive a portionof the base portion and particular fixture. adjacent portion of thedbowl body.

More specifically stated the inventioncorn` A U-shaped retaining elementembodying prehends a retaining element carried by the resilientpropensities is positioned within 10 adapting means for anchoring themat upon the upper edge of said upstanding iiange 6U the fixture.portion 14 to rigidly engage the aforemen- With the above and otherobjects in view, tioned portion of the base and body of the theinvention further includes the following bowl to prevent movement ofsaid mat subnovel features and details oficonstruction, to sequent tothe application thereof.

15 be hereinafter more fully described, illus- The invention issusceptible of various 55 trated in the accompanying drawings andchanges in its form, proportions and minor pointed out in the appendedclaims. f details of construction, and the right is here- In the.drawingszin reserved to make such changes as proper- Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a fixture ly fall within the scope of the appended 2 withthe present invention applied thereto. claims. 50

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line Having described theinvention what is 2 2 of Figure 1. claimed is Figure 3 is a view takenon line 3-3 of 1.- A mat for use in connection with Figure/2illustrating the application of the plumbing fixtures having a serratedupper retaining element when used inconjunction surface, an upstandingflange portion carried with the fixture. by the mat extended over thebase of the fix- Referring to the drawing in detail, whereture, and amultiplicity of suction cups carin like characters of reference denotecorreried upon the under surface of the mat.

spending parts, the reference character 10 2. A mat adapted for use inconnection indicates a plumbing fixture which in this With plumbingfixtures comprising a serinstance appears as a toilet bowl. Said ratedupper surface and a multiplicity of bowl is provided with an enlargedbase porsuction cups upon its under side, an upstandtion 11 seated uponthe floor of a room. ing fiange portion carried by the mat ex Theinvention consists of a floor covering tended over the base of thefixture, and a or mat, such as indicated at 12, which is pro- U-shapedretaining element carried by the 75 vided with a serrated upper surfaceand a upstanding flange adapted to frictionally series of suction cups13 formed within its engage the fixture to prevent displacement underside for engagement with the iioor of the mat.

surface to prevent said mat from becoming i displaced. Said mat isprovided with an ERNEST GAUDET.

